Railway tie and chair.



No, 845,238. PATENTED FEB. 26, 1907.

W. G. JOHNSON.

RAILWAY TIE AND CHAIR. "APPLIOATION FILED JULY 2, 1906.

mvamtoz NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RAILWAY TIE AND CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 26, 1907.

Application filed July 2, 1906. Serial No. 324,438.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM G. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States, residingat Kingfisher, in the county of Kingfisher, Oklahoma Territory, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Ties and Chairs; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in railway ties and chairs. 7

The object of the invention is to provide a railway-tie adapted to yieldingly support a rail-chair, thereby providing a cushioned or elastic seat. for the rail, means being provided whereby the latter is securely braced and attached to the chair.

With the above and other objects in view the invention'consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arran ement of parts, as will be hereinafterdescri ed and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an end view of two railway-ties, showing a section of rail engaged therewith. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same. Fi 3 is a crosssectional view through the rai and the chair and showing the tie in longitudinal section;

and Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view taken at right angles to Fig. 3, showing a concrete filling arranged in the tie.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes the tie, which preferably consists of a hollow metallic frame comprising a base-plate 2, having on 'ts edges -longitudi nally-disposed upwardl eprojecting flanges 3: The base-plate 2 is preferably provided with a centrally-disposed aperture 4. Secured to each end of the flanges 3 and resting on the base-plate 2 are upwardly-projecting channel-iron supporting-bars 5. To the upper ends of the bars 5 are secured lon itudinally-disposed angle-iron bars 6, w ich form the upper side of the tie- Arranged between the bars 6 and flanges 3 and restln on the base-plate 2 adjacent to each end t ereof arevertically-disposed cylindrical sockets 7, in each of which is arranged a cushion, which is preferably in the form of a heavy coil-spring 8, but which, if desired, may be in the form of a rubber bumper.

Adapted to be en aged with the sockets 7 in the ties are rail-c airs 9, said chairs preferably consisting of a fiat metallic baseplate 10, havin arranged on their under sides downward y projecting cylindrical bosses 12. The bosses 12 are adapted to engage the sockets 7 and to rest on the springs 8 at the lower ends thereof. One edge of each of the plates 10 is bent upwardly and inwardly to form flanges 13, which are adapted to be engaged with the base-flan e on one side of the rail. Adapted to be bo ted to-the opposite edge of the plate 10 is a clampingplate 14, having on its inner edge an upwardly-projecting flange 15,- which is adapt edv to engage the web of the rail, thereby securely bracing the rail and clamping the same to the base-plate of the chair.

In arranging the ties and chairs beneath the rail the flanged edge of the base-plate on the chair of each alternate tie will engage first the inner rail-flange and then the other. The opposite intermediate portions of the inner and outer flanges of the rail will. be enfiged with the'clamping-plates 14, thereby mly securi the rail to the chairs and supportmg an or lateral movement. If desired, the frames of the ties may be filled in with cement or other plastic material, thereby materially increasing the strength of the same, and while I have shown and described the ties as being constructed of an open framework it is obvious that the same may be formed of tubular metal and in any desired shape.

By providing cushions or yielding supports for the rail-chairs, such as herein shown and described, an elastic seat or cushion is provided for the rails, which will entirely obviate the undesirable jar imparted to the cars in passing over rails which are rigidly connected to metallic ties.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

bracing the rails against spreadingv the construction and operation of the invention will'be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined by the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A railway-tie consisting of a hollow metallic frame, a rail-chair socket arranged in each end of said frame, a coil-spring in each of said sockets, railchairs adapted to be engaged with said sockets and to rest on the springs therein, a rail-en" aging flange on one' 2. A railway-tie consisting of an open hol lo'w metallic frame, a cylindrical rail-chair socket arranged in each end of said frame, a

coiled spring arranged in each of said sockets,

rail-chairs comprising a base-plate, a downwardly-projecting boss arranged on the under side of said plate to engage said socket and rest on the spring therein, a dust-flange I onsaid boss to close the top of said socket, an

integral rail-engaging flange formed on one edge of said "base-plate, a clam ing-plate b0 ted to the opposite edge ofvsai plate to engage and brace the opposite side of the rail, and a concrete filling adapted to'be placed in said hollow tie-frame, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. Y WILLIAM G. JOHNSON.

Witnesses DANIEIJ K. CUNNINGHAM, FRANK D. DAKIN. 

